Not Everyone Gets A Train Named After Them ☺

[wolf63]

This is sweet ...

https://tinyurl.com/y4cbh5wx

I am only using a TinyURL because the link address let the cat out of the bag and revealed the story.

[Sqad]

LOL...

"Not Everyone Gets A Train Named After Them ☺"

No, but plenty do....race horses, Dukes, Duchesses and even Sir nigel Gresley and i am sure there ar are more....all dragged up from my train spotting days ..;-)

[ChillDoubt]

No, but plenty do....race horses, Dukes, Duchesses and even Sir nigel Gresley and i am sure there ar are more....all dragged up from my train spotting days ..;-)
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Ha! I always hoped there was another one on AB!
I’ll never forget the drone of the engine made by the Deltic ‘Royal Scots Greys’ at York Station, circa 1978....

[mushroom25]

although it isn't (I've actually seen the loco), the name of the reporter might lead readers to conclude this was a hoax...…. :-)

[ChillDoubt]

Indeed mushroom, the lack of an actual pic of said feline, in conjunction with date had me viewing the story with no little trepidation......along with the book deal!

[wolf63]

You are all far too cynical. Felix is a lady cat who is the senior pest controller at Huddersfield. She has appeared on the BBC and many newspapers. She has an assistant called Bolt - he is just a baby.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/felix-huddersfield-station-cat-now-15919242

[marval]

Well done felix, your fame will spread now.

[wolf63]

Marval, she is more famous than I will ever be.

Sqad & chilldoubt - train spotters, what a confession. She is bringing out another book soon, I believe.

Mushroom, would it be correct for me to say that you work in rail transport. My dad was a fireman and then a driver.

[tonyav]

LOL, I can just picture a young sqad standing at the end of a platform in his Navy Blue Gabardine mac and balaclava scribbling down the train numbers / names.

[wolf63]

Tony - with his knee length shorts. :-)

[tonyav]

Thats the one, wolf. And his long socks pulled right up.

[ChillDoubt]

Sqad & chilldoubt - train spotters, what a confession.
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Indeed! Early teens in the summers were spent up and down the country, often with mystery ‘Specials’ on a Saturday. I recall going to Edinburgh for £3 and Clacton on Sea for £2.50 return, all from North Wales.
Oh the halcyon days.....

No Playstations, mobile phones, confronting adults, gobbing off to coppers or abusing each other on social media.
If you wanted to contact a mate you got on your bike and called for him or if you were flush you’d blow 2p in the local phone box and arrange a meeting.

Now you’d be lucky to get a replacement bus service for your train!

[wolf63]

I do voluntary work in an Oxfam bookshop and Train/Railway books are great sellers. We have guys coming in regularly to see if we have had new donations.

My dad joined the railway in 1949 until 1990ish when he retired. His dad and two of his brothers were there too.